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Line 11 metro station names announced

UPDATE: Line 11 opened on 31 December 2009

The official names for the Shanghai Metro Line 11 stations have been announced. The first phase links Shanghai’s northwestern suburbs with downtown (terminating at Jiangsu Road). It is set to open at the end of 2009. It will have two interchange stations with existing lines.

Line 11 will link Shanghai West Railway Station and the Shanghai International Circuit (home of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix) to the metro network for the first time.

Here is the list of stations, from south to north, with links to Metropedia articles for existing stations. The English names are our unofficial translations, based on the naming of current stations. Corrections and comments are welcome.

  • Jiangsu Road (江苏路站) – interchange with line 2
  • Longde Road (隆德路站)
  • Caoyang Road (曹杨路站) – interchange with lines 3 and 4
  • Fengqiao Road (枫桥路站)
  • Zhenru (真如站)
  • Shanghai West Railway Station (上海西站站)
  • Liziyuan (李子园站)
  • Qilianshan Road (祁连山路站)
  • Wuwei Road (武威路站)
  • Taopu Xincun (桃浦新村站)
  • Nanxiang (南翔站)
  • Malu (马陆站)
  • Jiading Xincheng (嘉定新城站)

The line then branches into two. The northern branch has these stations:

  • Baiyin Road (白银路站)
  • Jiading West (嘉定西站)
  • Jiading North (嘉定北站)

The western branch has these stations:

  • Shanghai International Circuit (上海赛车场站)
  • East Changji Road (昌吉东路站)
  • Shanghai Automobile City (上海汽车城站)
  • Anting (安亭站)

Line 7 metro station names announced

The official names for the Shanghai Metro Line 7 stations have been announced. Line 7 has been under construction for the past three years, and is set to open at the end of 2009. It will run from Baoshan District in the north of Shanghai, through downtown and into Pudong. It will have eight interchange stations with existing lines.

Here is the list of stations, from north to south, with links to Metropedia articles for existing stations. The English names are our unofficial translations, based on the naming of current stations. Corrections and comments are welcome.

  • Meilanhu (美兰湖站)
  • Luonan Xincun (罗南新村站)
  • Panguang Road (潘广路站)
  • Liuhang (刘行站)
  • Gucun Park (顾村公园站)
  • Qihua Road (祁华路站)
  • Shanghai University (上海大学站)
  • Nanchen Road (南陈路站)
  • Shangda Road (上大路站)
  • Changzhong Road (场中路站)
  • Dachang Town (大场镇站)
  • Xingzhi Road (行知路站)
  • Dahua No.3 Road (大华三路站)
  • Xincun Road (新村路站)
  • Langao Road (岚皋路站)
  • Zhenping Road (镇坪路站) – interchange with lines 3 and 4
  • Changshou Road (长寿路站)
  • Changping Road (昌平路站)
  • Jing’an Temple (静安寺站) – interchange with line 2
  • Changshu Road (常熟路站) – interchange with line 1
  • Zhaojiabang Road (肇嘉浜路站) – interchange with line 9
  • Dong’an Road (东安路站) – interchange with line 4
  • Chuanchang Road (船厂路站)
  • Houtan (后滩站)
  • Changqing Road (长清路站)
  • Yaohua Road (耀华路站) – interchange with line 8
  • Yuntai Road (云台路站)
  • West Gaoke Road (高科西路站) – interchange with line 6
  • South Yanggao Road (杨高南路站)
  • Jinxiu Road (锦绣路站)
  • Fanghua Road (芳华路站)
  • Longyang Road (龙阳路站) – interchange with line 2
  • Huamu Road (花木路站)

A picture is worth 1000 words

Every station on the Shanghai Metro, Beijing Subway and Guangzhou Metro have their own page on ExploreShanghai‘s Metropedia, ExploreBeijing‘s Subwaypedia and ExploreGuangzhou‘s Metropedia.

Now these pages are more colourful and interesting with the addition of local photos! Powered by Panoramia.com, you can now see photos taken in the geographical area around each metro station.

Examples:

Guangzhou Metro map launches

We’re proud to announce the launch of exploregz.com, an interactive metro map of Guangzhou. Based on the same technology as exploreshanghai.com and explorebj.com, all your favourite features are there, including English and Chinese versions, route-planning with times and prices for tickets and a Metropedia with information on every station.

 

Have fun exploring a new city! Explore Guangzhou is still in “beta”, so if you have any feedback, please feel free to comment on this blog, or via our contact us page.

You may have noticed that this blog has moved to exploremetro.com – this is a new site which will act as a central hub for information about all of our metro and subway maps. All old links and RSS subscriptions should continue to work fine.

Metropedia and Subwaypedia

Both ExploreShanghai and ExploreBeijing got an upgrade today. On ExploreBeijing you can now explore Subwaypedia, an encyclopedia containing information, timings and maps for every line and station on the Beijing Subway.

Beijing’s Subway Line 8 is now open to the public, providing easy access to the Olympic Green and Forest Park.

Shanghai’s matching Metropedia also got an upgrade, with more accurate information and faster-loading pages.

Don’t forget, to jump to the Metro/Subwaypedia for any station, just click on the station on the interactive map.

Welcome to Metropedia

ExploreShanghai proudly presents Metropedia, an encylopedia about the Shanghai metro. There’s far more information than we can possibly display on the interactive metro map, so now each line and station has its own page.

You can jump to the Metropedia by clicking on any station, and choosing the “Metropedia” link in the bubble.

Alternatively, click the “Metropedia” tab at the top of each page to jump there directly.

Here’s the page for Xujiahui:

On each station page you can find

  • Basic information about the station
  • Current and former names in English and Chinese
  • Pronunciation of the station name
  • A metro map centred on the station
  • NEW! Location maps showing each exit
  • NEW! Route diagrams and interchange details

Metropedia is multilingual, and the Chinese version of the site is at 地铁信息. You’ll notice that you can toggle between the English and Chinese version of any page on the site by clicking English or 中文 in the top right of the page.

Over time, we’ll be adding more information to make the pages more useful. If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment below!

Beijing gets three new lines

On July 19th Beijing got three new subway lines: line 8, line 10 and the Airport Express. Details of all the new lines are on the ExploreBeijing subway map. Changes in the latest version:

  • First train/last train info for all the new lines (terminal stations only at present)
  • Updated information on the Airport Express at Terminal 2 and 3
  • Corrected some English station names
  • Improved Chinese translations and highlighting on interchanges

Route-planning for ExploreBeijing

The ExploreBeijing subway map now supports route planning. Simply drag your mouse between two stations to see an estimate for the time needed for the journey (including changes, and time spent waiting for trains).

Note that unlike on the Shanghai metro, all journeys cost a flat 2RMB. The new Airport Express line costs 25RMB! As with other features on explorebj.com, there may be some inaccuracies during the “beta” period, do get in touch if anything looks wrong!

The exact timings for the new lines (Line 8, Line 10 and the Airport Express) won’t be confirmed until later this month when the lines open.

ExploreBeijing beta launches … plus a new look for ExploreShanghai

Two big announcements today!

The Shanghai metro map has been redesigned based on your feedback. It now uses clearer fonts and colors, there’s a handy legend for identifying which line is which, and route-planning has been made more intuitive. To plot a route, just drag between two stations, and a grey arrow will preview which stations you are connecting.

Secondly, I’m pleased to announce the first “beta” version of the ExploreBeijing subway map at www.explorebj.com. You can use the “other cities” link in the top tabs to switch city. The ExploreBeijing map isn’t yet complete, notably:

  • No first train/last train data for the new lines 8, 10 and Airport Express (which open later this month)
  • No route-planning yet… coming soon!
  • No station pronounciations yet… coming soon!

If you’ve got any feedback, please get in touch! info@exploreshanghai.com